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Manage uTorrent Downloads remotely in Windows 10/11
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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If you want to managedownloadsremotely in Windows, uTorrent Client is one of the best tools to use.uTorrentis probably the world’s best known and used client fordownloadingtorrent files. Its popularity is mainly due to its low resource footprint, ease of use and very simple, but effective features. Over the past years, we’ve seen this program rise from anonymity to world know name, and now it comes to Windows 8 and Windows 10, as a Modern UI app, downloadable from theWindows Store.
Although theappis not free of charge as otheruTorrentproducts, you still have the option to try it out for free, just to get a taste of what it can do and how it can be used. This tool is especially useful when you are not at home and you want check the state of yourdownloading/uploading torrents.
uTorrent for Windows 10. Windows 8 – First look and Impressions
The app is very similar both in looks and appearance to the uTorrent Remote app, available for Android. Although it is not a properdownloadingapp, as you would have expected, it allows you to add torrents to your download queue and manage existing torrents.
Upon opening theappfor the first time, you will be prompted to add a new server which can be your home computer or any other computer that you have uTorrent installed on. For adding a new computer, all you have to do is click on “Add Server” and complete the necessary fields:
Note:The information that is required in this field is from the target computer.
After supplying the information required, you will have to input the login credentials and you are done. Apart from seeing the torrent information, you can add or remove torrents from the list at any time.
This tool is very useful when you leave your torrent client todownloadand you go about your business, and because it theappis so simple to use and its UI is so intuitive, we think that it is a great addition to your Windows 8, Windows 10 machine.
Update – Manage uTorrent remotely from your browser
uTorrent team has developed a special browser extension for users to manage their torrents remotely. Chrome, Firefox, Edge and IE support this tool. However, it is mostly good to monitor your torrents but is a little tricky to search and startdownloadingtorrents because of tool’s code integrated into browser’s engine. If you consider setting upuTorrenton your Windows 10 PC, feel free tocheck our review-guide about uTorrent for Windows 8, 10versions.
uTorrent for Windows 10
Thedesktop app for Windows 10has been released and works perfectly. It still has the same main features as the previous version, but it also allows you torun it in the browser. The developers said that monetizing their product is the main direction of the app development, and they will work a lot the mini-toolbars from theapp.
What is not clear until now is – did the developers referred to a full browser-compatible version or a browser-like version (which we have at this moment and works fine)? Keep an eye on our news as we will let you know when it’ll be released.
[Note:It is illegal in most countries to use file-sharing clients to download copyrighted data. Do NOT use uTorrent for sharing or downloading files without permission of the copyright holder.]
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Milan Stanojevic
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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
